The Global Health Collective

The Global Health Collective 2.0

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The Global Health Collective is a podcast by students at McMaster University exploring critical topics shaping health worldwide. From amplifying student and expert voices to addressing pressing global health challenges, we share fresh perspectives on the evolving relationship between health, equity, and justice. Produced in Hamilton, Ontario, we recognize the Indigenous lands on which we live and work, acknowledging the connection between reconciliation and global health. Join us in reflecting and taking steps toward a healthier, equitable future.

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Beyond The Individual: Rethinking Mental Health Through Social Determinants 10.03.2026 33:29

In this episode, Dr. Marisa Young (Professor, Sociology, McMaster University) discusses how the social determinants of health can help us rethink how we understand mental health. If you’re interested in equity, prevention, and youth well-being, tune-in to the Global Health Collective Podcast 2.0 on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 🎙

Equity Starts Early: Social Determinants of Mental Health for Children and Youth 26.12.2025 46:44

In this episode of the Global Health Collective 2.0, we explore how the social determinants of health shape mental-health outcomes for children and youth, featuring an insightful conversation with Dr. Anne Fuller (Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at McMaster University and a consulting pediatrician at McMaster Children's Hospital). If you’re interested in equity, prevention, and youth well-being,...

What Does the Environment Have to Do with Health? Discussions on Planetary Health Part 2 16.07.2025 52:27

In this episode of The Global Health Collective 2.0, hosts Wania and Katelyn dive into the emerging and urgent field of planetary health, a discipline that explores the vital connection between the health of our planet and human well-being. We’re joined by two guests working at the intersection of health and climate. Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta is a leading global health expert whose work on maternal and...

What Does the Environment Have to Do with Health? Discussions on Planetary Health 16.05.2025 1:10:39

In this episode of The Global Health Collective 2.0, hosts Wania and Katelyn dive into the emerging and urgent field of planetary health, a discipline that explores the vital connection between the health of our planet and human well-being. We’re joined by two guests: Shellyza Moledina Sajwani, President of Climaceutics and a leader with the Canadian Association of Pharmacy for the Environment (CA...

Exploring Student Experiences: Past and Present 07.12.2024 1:15:44

Global health is an interdisciplinary field with individuals from many different backgrounds partaking in it. On our orientation day this year, the 2024-2025 cohort spent some time making a collage of what we think of when we think about global health. From that activity and this episode, we learned that although many of us share general ideas about what global health is, it’s also very individual...